Program Development Grants

Please note: This competition is closed. The request for proposals below is provided for reference only.

Request for Program Development Grant Proposals for 2016

New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) has Program Development funds available for 2016 to support research initiatives that can later form the basis of future competitive proposals. It is anticipated that two (2) projects will be awarded in this cycle. All Program Development Grant Proposals must address at least one of the following NJSGC Programmatic Focus Areas:

A proposal narrative no longer than two pages outlining the Statement of the Problem, Objectives, Methodology, Expected Results and Rationale (including relevance to focus area and prospects for future research). Use 1” margins, and 12 pt. Times New Roman (or similar) font. Literature Citation does not count toward two page limit.

CV not to exceed 2 pages for Principal Investigator (PI) and co-PI if appropriate.

Budget should not exceed $5,000 from Sea Grant for any one project. NJSGC will fund ship time if integral to work proposed and will only fund the purchase of equipment if it supports new directions in ongoing research. Institutions must provide nonfederal Matching Funds equal to 1 dollar for every 2 dollars requested from Sea Grant. Indirect Cost Rate limited to 10% for Sea Grant dollars. Applications are due by 5 p.m. 25 April 2016.